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In the far southwest corner of Riverside County, a center of commerce grew in the 19th century near the junction of the Temecula and Murrieta Creeks. A stop along the Southern Emigrant Trail and Butterfield Stage route brought a few travelers to Temecula who liked the place and stayed. A cattle baron grazed his stock in the rich pastureland and dominated the economy until the mid-1960s, when an investor bought the land to build a planned community. Today Temecula is the home of over 90,000 people. Old Town Temecula celebrates its frontier past, and the Temecula Wine Country entices visitors to take a taste. The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians operates a casino and resort near Rancho del Paisano, the former home of the author who created Perry Mason, Erle Stanley Gardner.

The Vail Ranch Restoration Association (VaRRA), an organization dedicated to the preservation of local history, collected the photos and information for this book from their archives. Co-authors Loretta Barnett and Rebecca Farnbach are on the board of directors of VaRRA and volunteer for the Temecula Valley Museum and the Temecula Valley Historical Society.